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Atria to sell Russian meat business Pit Product to unit of Cherkizovo
16 Feb 2021
Atria, the Finnish meat processor and ready-meals maker, has announced it has entered an agreement to sell its loss-making Russian subsidiary.

Finland's Atria takes control of ready-meals maker Domretor
1 Oct 2020
Finnish meat processor Atria has acquired a ready-meals co-manufacturer offering private-label and branded products.

Finland's Atria lowers 2019 sales forecast
20 Jan 2020
Atria, the Finland-based food group, has announced a change to the guidance it is giving the market for its 2019 sales.

Meat group Atria planning largest plant investment in Finland
8 Oct 2019
Finnish meat processor Atria is planning to invest in a domestic poultry plant to meet growing local demand for chicken products.

Atria may look to sell Russian operation after sales slump
13 Feb 2019
Finland-based meat processor Atria has revealed it is investigating the possibility of making structural changes in Russia.

Atria invests in local plants to boost poultry output, exports
21 Sep 2018
Finland-based meat processor Atria is investing EUR3.4m (US$4m) in two local plants as it seeks to increase production of poultry products and open up further opportunities for exports.

Atria cuts forecasts for 2018 sales, EBIT
19 Jul 2018
Finland-based meat processor Atria has lowered its forecasts for its annual net sales and EBIT.

16 Feb 2018
just-food presents the key metrics from company financials in bitesize format, with analyst insight and social media comment alongside graphs illustrating a business' historical performance to give you an easy-to-read digest of the numbers you need to know.

Earnings summary - Conagra Brands sees income rise; General Mills revises full-year guidance
21 Dec 2017
just-food presents the key metrics from company financials in bitesize format, with analyst insight and social media comment alongside graphs illustrating a business' historical performance to give you an easy-to-read digest of the numbers you need to know.

Atria CFO Heikki Kyntäjä to give way to Tomas Back
23 Nov 2017
Atria announced today (23 November) that Heikki Kyntäjä will retire as chief finance officer and deputy CEO of the Finland-based meat producer at the start of the new year.

Atria's pork production switch to Nurmo will cost jobs
24 Aug 2017
Atria is seeking to boost profits by centralising pork production at its plant in the Finnish town of Nurmo, rather than at a site further east in Jyvaskyla, in a move the company hopes will save EUR1.2m (US$1.4m) annually.

Atria posts sales increase across all businesses as China pork exports start
20 Jul 2017
Atria, the Finland pork producer, posted an increase in sales across all business sectors in the first half of the year, helped by acquisitions in Finland and Sweden.

Atria books sales rise as meat market starts to "stabilise"
27 Apr 2017
Finnish meat processor Atria has booked increased sales, a slight fall in EBIT but reduced lossses for the first quarter of 2017, saying the meat market "is beginning to stabilise after years of instability".

Atria expects price competition to continue in 2017
14 Feb 2017
Nordic meat firm Atria has said it expects price competition to continue to be a focus for 2017 as it booked flat sales for 2016.

Atria reports pressure on profits
27 Oct 2016
Finnish meat processor Atria has booked a fall in third-quarter in operating profit amid a spike in costs from M&A and expansion but said the moves would help the business make progress.

12 Oct 2016
Finnish meat group Atria has indicated it will start exporting pork to China after receiving official confirmation it has been awarded an export licence by Chinese regulators.

Atria reports marginal first-half profits rise
21 Jul 2016
Finland-based meat processor Atria has reported a slight increase in pre-tax profits in interim half-year results released today (21 July).

Atria to rebuild Lagerbergs chicken production in Sweden
27 Jun 2016
Atria, the Finland-based meat processor, has announced plans to invest in the Swedish poultry business Lagerbergs it acquired in April.

Atria denies breaching Danish competition rules
24 Jun 2016
The Danish Competition and Consumer Authority has launched an investigation into meat processor Atria concerning the sale of cold cuts to retail customers.

Atria to buy majority stake in Finnish beef firm Kaivon Liha
9 Jun 2016
Finland-based food group Atria is acquiring a 70% stake in Kaivon Liha Kaunismaa, a Finnish beef processor.

Atria completes talks on pig farm investment plan
6 Jun 2016
Finland-based food group Atria is to push ahead with a EUR36m (US$40.8m) modernisation project at its Nurmo pig cutting plant after completing talks with its workforce.

Atria sells northern Estonian pig farm
29 Apr 2016
Atria, the Finland-based food group, has announced the sale of a pig farm in northern Estonia.

Atria narrows losses on productivity gains
28 Apr 2016
Nordic poultry group Atria booked lower net losses for the first-quarter of 2016 on the back of "good" productivity.

Atria to acquire Swedish poultry firm Lagerbergs
11 Mar 2016
Atria, the Finland-based meat processor, is to buy Swedish poultry group Lagerbergs. after a sale of the company to Scandi Standard was blocked by the competition watchdog earlier in the year.

Atria FY sales dented by weaker rouble, "intense competition"
11 Feb 2016
"Intense competition" and a weaker rouble have hit full year sales and dented profits at European meat processor Atria.

Atria posts Q3 profit, sales fall
29 Oct 2015
Finnish meat processor Atria has reported a fall in sales and profit for the third quarter of the year.

Atria confirms Finland job cuts
20 Oct 2015
Atria is investing in increasing the efficiency of its chicken production plant in Sahalahti, Finland, in a move that will result in the loss of 19 man-years.

21 Sep 2015
Finnish poultry producer Atria has detailed plans to cut around 35 jobs in Sweden as part of a cost-cutting drive in the market.

Atria outlines "efficiency-drive" at Sahalahti plant
1 Sep 2015
Finnish poultry processor Atria is embarking on an "efficiency" drive at its Sahalahti plant in Finland that is set to see the reduction of 25-man years at the site.

Food industry results in brief - Yakult, Pilgrim's Pride, Lala
31 Jul 2015
The results announced this week included improving sales and profits at Yakult, better earnings but lower sales at US poultry group Pilgrim's Pride and growth at Mexican dairy processor Grupo Lala.
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